SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Parenting — that long chain of decisions that hopefully leads to a well-rounded adult — was always a little less stressful for Laura Guerra because her husband, Rigo, was “100% in it” for their daughter, Emilia. But ...
Read More »West Virginia foster care system lawsuit revived by court
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An appeals court has revived a federal lawsuit that a lower court dismissed accusing the state of West Virginia of failing to protect children and fix its overwhelmed foster care system. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of ...
Read More »Embattled New Mexico child welfare agency outlines changes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The embattled state agency that oversees child welfare in New Mexico said Friday it is retraining its front-line investigators and creating new critical review teams as part of an effort to once again overhaul a department that ...
Read More »LGBTQ+ clients worried by Dobbs decision, Md. attorneys say
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, family law practitioners in Maryland have been inundated with calls from LGBTQ+ clients worried that the Supreme Court will next set its sights on Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that in 2015 recognized ...
Read More »Woman sues pharmacies after being denied morning-after pill
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Reproductive health advocates are sounding the alarm about possible limited or prohibited access to contraception after Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. But a case going to trial next month suggests that a threat to reproductive health ...
Read More »Report: Southern California county failed Turpin children
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The social services system “failed” 13 children who were rescued after being starved, shackled and horribly abused by their parents at a Southern California home for years, according to a report released Friday. Some of the Turpin ...
Read More »Marriage equality once again proposed in Navajo Nation bill
FARMINGTON, N.M. — Months after withdrawing legislation that proposed the Navajo Nation recognize marriage equality through repealing and amending tribal laws, a new bill is bringing back that recommendation. The legislation seeks to end the ban on same-sex marriage under ...
Read More »Judges dismiss Jewish couple’s suit alleging adoption bias
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A panel of Tennessee judges has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a couple who alleged that a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency refused to help them because they are Jewish. The lawsuit against the state challenged a 2020 ...
Read More »Germany plans to ease rules for legal changes of gender
BERLIN — The German government on Thursday presented plans to make it easier for transgender people to legally change their name and gender, ending decades-old rules that require them to get expert assessments and a court’s authorization. Under the planned ...
Read More »Lawsuit: 2 slain boys unlawfully placed with foster parents
SAN FRANCISCO — The biological mother of two small California boys who died while in the state foster care system has filed a federal lawsuit alleging her sons were unlawfully taken from her and placed with foster parents who are ...
Read More »